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Blowing out a breath, I did my best to calm my nerves. The last thing I needed was another panic attack. “I’m fine. Thanks for warning me,” I whispered robotically.

She shot me a small smile before dropping her hands to her sides. “Always, babe. Now come on.”

I followed her into the living room with a bored expression. But nothing could have prepared me for what I was walking into. My jaw tightened and I nearly lost my footing, but to my credit, it wasn’t noticeable.

Kash was seated on the far right of the couch, with Ashton on the left. My sister was perched on his lap, his gaze locked on mine. His hand was moving up and down her thigh, making my heart splinter into pieces. I sucked in a ragged breath, knowing I had no choice but to sit between them since Jamie was occupying the armchair. They planned this all out.

Briley perked up when she saw me but seemed completely oblivious to the fact that she was sitting on my ex-boyfriend’slap. Did she not understand how deeply that would affect me? Did she even care?

I plopped down between them, my gaze moving to the TV that was playing. It only took me a few moments to realize it was a horror movie. I used to hate watching them alone. I’d always rope Jameson into doing it with me so I could hide my face in his arm. He used to make so much fun of me for it, too. But he never complained.

“I thought we were working on our project,” I reminded them, keeping my tone calm despite the raging war within my chest and head.

Kash placed a hand on my thigh, to stop my leg from shaking—which was apparently another nervous habit I’d picked up. I slowly exhaled, silently thanking him for pointing it out. He withdrew his hand, but my gratification was short-lived when Amber lowered herself onto Jameson’s lap. It was so natural, like this wasn’t the first time she’d done it, and I couldn’t even be mad because as far as she was concerned, I didn’t have feelings for him. But it had been a lie.

My eyes burned with the onslaught of tears threatening to fall. I couldn’t even blink or they’d escape. So, I casted my gaze up to the ceiling, sucking in breath after breath. Anything to calm my aching heart.

I shouldn’t care. But that wasmylittle sister. As far as I knew, she was still a virgin. Would he pop her cherry like he did mine all for the sake of getting revenge? The thought of him having sex with her just created more wounds and a tear managed to trickle out despite my efforts.

Ashton whispered something in her ear, making her giggle. I wanted to escape. To run away and never look back. I tried to focus on the movie, but it was all blurry. Everything was blurry. It only took me a few seconds to realize he wasn’t whispering in her ear. He was kissing down her neck.

It was taking everything in me not to run away. I knew how pathetic that would look, and he would win. I couldn’t let him win.

I just didn’t know how to stop it.

CHAPTER TWENTY

Ashton

Echos - Saint

Watching Everleigh break was the highlight of my day. She could pretend to be strong all she wanted, but beneath it all, she was still the same fragile girl she had always been. If she could fuck my brother, then there was nothing stopping me from fucking her little sister. The mere thought of hooking up with Briley had me recoiling. She’d once been considered family to me, even. But I could take one for the team if it meant ruining the girl who had ruined me.

My hands tightened around Bry’s tiny waist. She was so small that my fingers brushed against one another. In my opinion, that just made her feel more childlike to me and was equally as off-putting. Her black hair brushed against the collar of her shirt, and she leaned into me, clearly enjoying this. The horror movie was still playing in the background, courtesy of Jameson. He knew she wouldn’t want to watch it without a cuddle buddy, and no one was going to come to her rescue.

Everleigh ate in silence, a lone tear trickling down the side of her face. Good. She deserved to hurt. This was only the beginning of what I had in store for her. I tried to hold onto the reminder of what she had done and why we were doing this, but the past kept rearing its ugly head, forcing me to remember what we had before all of this. It just made me hate her more.

And that kiss.

Fuck. Why did I do it?

She looked so hot, grabbing me by the hair and standing over me. It was comical actually, considering I was over a foot taller than her. I could have easily fought her off if I wanted to, but curiosity had gotten the better of me, and I wanted to see what she’d do next. And she definitely didn’t disappoint me.

Amber’s voice pulled me from my thoughts. That’s also when I realized that Briley had started grinding up against me. My nose wrinkled in response, but I did nothing to stop it. “I thought we were supposed to be working on our project,” she snapped, repeating the same thing Evie had said earlier. “I didn’t realize this was a fuck party. But there’s three guys and three girls, so we could make it work.” She crossed her arms over her chest and arched a sculpted eyebrow, challenging me.

A part of me actually considered it. But then I realized that I’d be stuck fucking Briley, Jameson would fuck Amber, and that would mean that Everleigh had to fuck Kash. At one point, I was more than willing to share her with them. But that ship has long sailed. After being cheated on, it was the last thing I wanted. And I didn’t want to have sex with Briley.

“I’ll consider it.” I smirked. “If you’re the one riding my dick.”

I felt Everleigh tense beside me, and that just made my comment even sweeter. She didn’t want to watch me fuck anyone. Especially not her sister or best friend. And I’d do it if it hurt her. But could I get past watching her have sex with one of my friends? I’d have to sacrifice my own feelings just to destroyhers. And maybe it would be worth it. If I could prevent myself from tearing Kash to shreds if he laid a finger on her. I’d almost beaten both his and Jameson’s asses after that damn party.

“Hey,” Briley complained. “I’myour girlfriend.”

“What?” Everleigh and Amber both said in unison.

I ignored them, running my fingers over the back of Briley’s head in a comforting gesture. “You’re also Kash’s girlfriend.”

She was supposed to be Jameson’s, too. But when he found out who I’d chosen for us all to date, he said fuck no and offered to go after Amber instead. He thought going after Briley was too fucked up, regardless of whether she deserved it or not.

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